Barbie doll made quite a splash at her March 9, 1959 premiere. Sporting her trademark blonde ponytail and eye-popping black and white bathing suit, she is " the doll that started it all ".Always a snapshot of style in-the-moment, Barbie gives girls of all ages a guide to glam, a license to dream, and a way to make a personal fashion statement.

Now Barbie celebrates 50 years of the iconic Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue as Barbie doll and her zebra-striped suit appear alongside 5 decades of Swimsuit legends. Barbie poses in her 1959 " original fashion model " suit and other iconic bathing suits, culminating in this 2014 reinterpretation of one of her all-time most famous looks ! From her very first Malibu maillot to this updated Hollywood halter, Barbie remains always in the swim !